Glazier&#39;s-point setter



J. R. HOLY.

GLAZIERS POINT SETTER. APPLICATION FILED DEc.2o, 19`19.

1,342,1 10.\ patented June 1,1920.

JAMES RUDOLPH HOLY, OFLA GROSSE, WISCONSIN, ASSEG'NYOR OF ONE-TIA-LF TO-SEG'ELKE & KOHfLI-IAUS MFG. CO., OF LA GROSSE, WISCONSIN. i

GLAZIERS-POINT SETTER.

Specification of Letters Patent..

Patented June 1, 1920.

Application filed December 20, 1919. Serial No. 346,281.

To all'whom t may concern.'

. Be it known that I, JAMns RUDOLPH I-IoLY, a citizen of the'Republic ofCzechoslovakia, residing at La Crosse, in the county of La Crosse andState of l/Visconsin, have invented' certain new and useful Improvementsin Glaziers-Point Setters, of which thel following. is a specification.

My invention relates to glaziers7 point setters, and particularly tothat shown in Patent 252,379, January 17, 1882,to G. W. Hubbard. 1

The` object of the invention is Ito improve the Hubbard construction byforming the rear portion of the driver or striker in a higher plane thanits forward portion so that its elevated rear portion may overlie a sashstile or rail in driving points in a narrow transom or sash and sopermit the implement to rest flat upon the pane of glass.

A further object is to provide the rear end of the implement with avertically movable block adapted in its lowered position to rest on thepane of glass and assist in supporting the implement flat upon the paneof glass and not at an angle thereto and adapted when moved upwardly toallow the rear end of the implement to overlie a stile and so permitsaid implement to rest at upon the pane.

By the aforesaid construction the implement will always lie flat uponthe pane of glass and not be raised at an angle thereto as would be thecase with a striker or driver formed without the olfset between its endsas in my improved construction.

These objectsv I accomplish by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of my improved point setter inuse on a small pane with the block swung up.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the block swung down.

lFig. 3 is a fragmentary rear end view of the implement. y

Fig. 4 is a plan of the striker or driver plate. e

The frame 1 of the implement has at its front vertical w'all a magazine2 for the points to be driven and a follower 3 rests on the upper end ofthe pile of points and forces them down to the outlet 4 in a 'lathorizontal plate 5 secured to the lower end opposite end with a springl2. This latch 10 is engaged by the lower end of the downwardlyextending member 13 of a bell crank lever 14 pivoted at its angle to theupper forward end lof the implement. The hand engaged member l5 of thebell crank lever extends under the top bar of the implepoint to be set'or ment frame so as to be grasped by the operator in the operation ofdriving or setting the points.

The above described construction is that of the well known and generallyused Hub- A bard implement above described.

In my present construction the striker or driver has a vertical offset19 so that its rear end 20 carrying the spring 21 is raised into ahigher plane than the forward or working end. The rear end of theimplement frame terminates in a hinged bearing block 22 instead of theblock shown in the Hubbard patent and both sections 22, 23 of this block22 are perforated for the rear end 2O of the striker or driver, as at24, 25. When the swinging section 23 is swung down it will be held inposition by a pivoted button 27 or the like, and when it is swung up itwill be held by a hook 28 and catch or pin 29. The section 22 is securedto the apertured rear depending end of the frame by screws or bolts, asshown.

As shown in Fig. l, where the sash stiles are spaced apart about thelength of the implement, the swinging section 2.3 is moved upwardly andlatched to the other section 22 so that the implement as a whole willrest flatupon the glass and sash stile and so avoid tilting of theimplement and the driving of the point at an angle. So also in Fig. 2,where a very narrow pane or light is being secured, the implement willbe prevented from being tilted or inclined vertically by reason of theoffset in striker ordriver and the downward swinging of the block 23.

It will be understood that the implement must lie perfectly flat uponthe pane to properly drive the points without danger of i with lateral'wings 30 to prevent itfroin tipping laterally on rthe pane. 'Thesewings project from the side edges of the driving plate 8 in thehorizontal plane thereof and greatly steady the implement. I have beenable to use my improved implement on lights or panes as small as fourinches square, which was impossible with the old-form. This implementwill always lie flat on the glass even with these small lights.

What I claim is:

1. A glaziers point setter of the character described provided with aldriver or striker having its rear portion in a plane suflicientlyhigher than its striking end to over lie and clear a stile 4and permitthe striking end to lie fiat on a pane of glass. y

2. Afglaziers point setter of the character described provided with adriver or striker sufliciently offset vertically between its ends,

This is all avoided by my whereby its rear higher portion will overlieand clear a stile and permit the striking end to lie flat on the pane ofglass.

3. A glazers point setter of the character described provided with adriver or striker n sufficiently oifset vertically between its ends topermit its rear portion to overlie and clear a stile and its strikingend to rest fiat on a pane of glass and provided also with a verticallymovable block or support at the rear end to support the implement at alltimes in a horizontal position.

il. A glaziers point setter of the character described provided with adriver or striker sufficiently offset vertically between its ends topermit its rear portion to overlie and clear a stile and its strikingend to rest flat on a paneof glass and provided also with a sectionalhinged block or support at the rear end to support theimplement at alltimes in a horizontal position.

5. A glaziers point setter of the character described provided with adriver or striker suliiciently offset vertically between'its ends topermit its rear portion to overlie and clear a stile and'its strikingend to rest fiat' on a pane of glass and having lateral wings or`projections at its working or driving portion to support the implementfrom lateral inclination.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.` i

JAMES RUDOLPH HOLY.

